CHIP

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is a joint federal-state program established to provide coverage to uninsured children in families whose incomes are too high to qualify for Medicaid. In fiscal year (FY) 2016, 8.9 million children received CHIP-funded coverage. Spending in states and territories for FY 2016 totaled $15.6 billion ($14.4 billion federal, $1.2 billion state). Under current law, CHIP allotments are provided through FY 2027. Learn more about CHIP and MACPAC's analysis of its future.

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CHIP is a joint federal-state program that provides health coverage to low-income, uninsured children with family incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid. In fiscal year (FY) 2015, CHIP covered 8.4 million children. FY 2015 CHIP spending totaled $13.7 billion, 70.8 percent paid by the federal government and 29.2 percent by the states and territories. Congress enacted […] Read More >>

This report presents MACPAC’s recommendations to Congress on the future of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and children’s coverage. The package of nine recommendations is built around a core recommendation to extend federal funding for CHIP through fiscal year (FY) 2022, with supporting recommendations that would mitigate budget uncertainty for states and assure the […] Read More >>

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About MACPAC

MACPAC serves as an independent source of information on Medicaid and CHIP issues that include payment, eligibility, enrollment, coverage, access to and quality of care, and the programs' interaction with Medicare and the health system generally. MACPAC’s authorizing statute requires it to submit two reports to Congress annually. The Commission holds public meetings and consults with state officials, congressional and executive branch staff, beneficiaries, health care providers, researchers, and policy experts to carry out its work.